MAY 25, 24 .. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.. NATIONAL TODAY.. GUEST CONTRIBUTOR GINNY..

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND..

Today, Saturday the 25th of May, begins the Memorial Day Weekend. 

For 2024, the Memorial Day weekend is Saturday, May 25 to Monday, May 27. With Monday being the official holiday as Memorial Day is always the last Monday in May.

One could make a point that yesterday truly began the Memorial Day Weekend. 

Patti and I wish all of you a safe and pleasant Memorial Day Weekend.

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Geek / Geeks. This word Geek, and the people (Geeks) we identify and assign it to, sure get a bad rap. Generally I don’t think of it as a positive, “flattering” word to call anyone A GEEK.

As we have found the past several days, a Holiday for May the 24th did not leap out and say “Use Me”. 

What is a Geek? 

Noun
A person who is knowledgeable about, and obsessively interested in, a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of special interest.
“A computer geek”
Verb
To engage in, or discuss, technical or computer-related tasks obsessively or with great attention to detail.
“We all geeked out for a bit and exchanged ICQ/MSN/AOL/website information”

What is so bad about being, or being considered, a Geek?

Come On! We don’t say it but a lot of us are “Sports Geeks”. How about “Photographic Geeks”. Or “Literary Geeks”.

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NATIONAL TODAY.. 

GEEK PRIDE DAY..

Geek Pride Day is celebrated on May 25 every year. This international holiday promotes the culture, hobbies, and interests of geeks worldwide. Once a niche movement, geek culture has gone mainstream, thanks to its contribution to popular culture. In recent years, the world has seen increased media based on comic books, novels, role-playing games, tabletop games, video games, and even trading card games. Obscure things like cosplaying are now part of everyday life. These things were seen as childish and sometimes downright shameful in the past, but not anymore.

Geek culture has broken away from the old stereotypes of socially awkward tech nerds and evolved into something relatable. Before superhero movies and television shows based on fantasy novels, being called a geek wasn’t a good thing. Geeks were seen as anti-social, awkward, unpopular members of society who took comfort in the world of make-believe. Popular culture enforced this notion throughout the 80s and 90s, with teen movies depicting geeks as the lowest ranking members of the student body. The image of a pimply bespectacled nerd in a dress shirt and pants is still fresh in the minds of many.

It’s now considered normal, even fashionable, to be a geek.

Silicon Valley played a significant role in the world embracing geeks and geek culture in the early and mid-2000s. With their charismatic rockstar personalities, people like Steve Jobs showed everyone that not all geeks fit the Hollywood stereotype. Larry Page and Sergey Brin proved being a geek could be a successful and financially rewarding venture, as did Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Slowly but surely, geeks became celebrities, people worthy of emulating and idolizing. Modern-day geeks like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos embody this geek culture best of all. They are the poster boys of geeks everywhere, inspiring admiration and envy in equal measures.

The first Geek Pride Day was organized in 2006 by Germán Martínez, a Spanish blogger. The internet and media attention helped the holiday grow.

In 2008, the U.S. began celebrating Geek Pride Day.

The holiday celebrates the evolution and growth of geek culture worldwide, embracing the hobbies and interests geeks hold dear. From anime (hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan) and manga (comics or graphic novels also originating from Japan) to building gaming PCs and painting figurines.

Geek culture has entered its golden age.

Wow Huh?

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GUEST CONTRIBUOR GINNY..

Yesterday our Holiday was..

Thanks so very much Ginny for your contribution.. sending us the picture of you by the sign painted in the road (in comments on yesterday’s post), “Get YOUR KICKS on Route 66!”

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Cap and Patti

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